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Genomics processing engine and file format using Apache Avro, Spark, and Parquet.

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Best For

Research teams working with large-scale genomics datasets who need efficient storage and processing capabilities.

Organizations integrating genomics data into their existing big data pipelines built on Apache Spark.

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